Australian and Sri Lankan players officially made peace following a fiery end to their final Twenty20 international, won by the tourists off the last ball, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday.
Chasing South Africa's 219 for four, India were fairly well-placed at 71 for no loss in 7.5 overs, 11 runs behind the par score under the D/L method, when the heavens opened up.
Images from the one-off T20 between India and South Africa in Johannesburg on Friday.
Images from Saturday's IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils.
England cricket captain Stuart Broad said he and New Zealand counterpart Brendon McCullum considered taking their players off the field due to fears they could be struck by lightning in their World Twenty20 clash on Saturday.
Rising Pune Supergiants coach Stephen Fleming termed the ICC approved rule for rain-truncated games as 'rubbish' stating that a change is needed at least in the shortest format.
Pakistan completed a clean sweep of their One-day International series in South Africa with victory by 36 runs in the third and final clash at The Wanderers on Sunday.
Images from the fifth ODI between India and England, at Cardiff, on Friday.
If the rain gods allow a full game, it will be an interesting contest between West Indies batting and Sri Lankan bowlers.
A combination of brutal batting and aggressive bowling ensured England beat Sri Lanka by 81 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain interrupted first one-day international at the Oval on Thursday.
Suresh Raina's blazing half-century helped Chennai Super Kings crush Royal Challengers Bangalore to storm into the final of the Champions League Twenty20 in Durban, on Friday.
Captain Brendon McCullum played one of the most important six-ball knocks of his career to lead New Zealand to a nine-run win over England via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-marred World Twenty20 match on Saturday.
Sri Lanka prevailed in a rain-hit thriller to clinch the second and final Twenty20 international against Australia and seal the series 2-0 on Monday.
India's miserable tour of England ended without a win as the home side spanked them by six wickets, under the Duckworth-Lewis method, in the rain-affected fifth and final one-dayer, with Rahul Dravid finishing his illustrious ODI career on the losing side in Cardiff on Friday.
'Winding down for team dinner before we hit the road for the away leg.'
Michael Angelow, the man who made cricket history when he became Britain's first sporting streaker by running through Lords is planning a shock return to the ground but has turned down The Duckworth Lewis Method request for a repeat performance.
Stand-in skipper Virat Kohli struck 102 off 83 balls as India beat West Indies by 102 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Friday to get their first victory of the Tri-Nation Series. Statistical highlights of the ODI tri-series match.
Kieron Pollard's wicket at a crucial juncture proved to be the difference as South Africa barely managed to secure a semifinal berth in the Champions Trophy despite their Group 'B' match against the West Indies ending in a tie under the Duckworth/Lewis method in Cardiff on Friday.
A clinical Sri Lanka rode on captain Mahela Jayawardene's unbeaten half century to beat Australia by eight wickets in a rain-affected match and register their first victory in the cricket tri-series at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.
Upset with the defeat against India via Duckworth-Lewis method in fading light, England captain Kevin Pietersen said the November 29 Guwahati tie might also see a similar end and the administrators need to make more "common sense decisions" to avoid such anti-climactic finishes.
Mahela Jayawardene struck a scintillating century as Sri Lanka thumped Zimbabwe by 14 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-marred Group B match to brighten their Super Eight stage prospects in the Twenty20 World Cup in Providence, Guyana, on Monday.
Kolkata needed 62 from 32 balls when Curran dismissed an on-song Russell in the 15th over.
Arshdeep Singh came up with a disciplined bowling show for 3/19 on 3 overs.
Tillakaratne Dilshan, playing in his 250th One-Day International, made light of a back injury to lead Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand under the Duckworth-Lewis method in another rain-hit match on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 14 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method on Sunday to finally achieve a positive result on a rain-scarred tour.
West Indies on Friday suffered a dramatic collapse to lose to Sri Lanka by five runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the Women's World Twenty20 in Galle.
Images from the World Cup match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe being played at Pallekele.
Umar Gul sliced through the Sri Lanka top order on Thursday to set up an untroubled six wickets win for Pakistan in a rain-shortened first one-day international at the Pallakele Stadium.
South Africa beat India by 48 runs (Duckworth/Lewis method) in a rain-affected fourth One-Day International at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on Friday to level the five-match series 2-2. Chasing a formidable target (266), the visitors had made 142 for six after 32.5 overs when play was called off following a second rain interruption.
Ricky Ponting scored a classy half-century as Australia humbled South Africa by 93 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method in the first One-day International on Wednesday.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni took the result of the fourth One-day International against England, which ended in a tie at Lord's on Sunday, in his stride.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his side was the deserved winner in the third one-dayer in Kanpur on Thursday though England gave the closest fight in the series so far.
Eoin Morgan led England to victory over his native Ireland in his first match as captain of his adopted country on Thursday, in a rain-affected 50 overs match. Man-of-the-match Morgan scored 59 in England's 201 for eight while Jonathan Trott collected 69. Ireland, who defeated England in their last one-day match at the World Cup this year, replied with 117 for eight, and lost by 11 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method.
Chris Gayle plundered 38 runs in a 12-ball blitzkrieg as Royal Challengers Bangalore scored an emphatic fourwicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders under Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-truncated match to seal a play-offs berth in Indian Premier League.
South Africa beat England by 84 runs in the second and final Twenty20 international at SuperSport Park on Sunday.
Images from the ICC Champions League Group B match between South Africa and West Indies.
Opener Upul Tharanga struck an unbeaten century to steer Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over West Indies under the Duckworth Lewis method in the second one-day international on Thursday. Sri Lanka lead the three-match series 1-0 after the first game ended in a no-result due to rain.
South Africa beat India by 48 runs (Duckworth/Lewis method) in a rain-affected fourth One-Day International at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on Friday to level the five-match series 2-2.
Karnataka State Cricket Association's batsmen struggled again as New Zealand 'A' maintained their unbeaten record and skipped further ahead of their rivals in the Emerging players' cricket tournament.
Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul came up with scintillating knocks as the West Indies beat England by five wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected match and entered the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 on Monday.
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